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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineering Technical Leader - Observability Platforms (Remote or Hybrid) - **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc. - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $174,700.0 - $253,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes, Terraform, Splunk, Cisco, Docker, Golang, Microservices - **Published:** June 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/7116FEDA6BCF42759958EF3DC50AC35C/job/ ## About the Role This position is fully remote and can be performed from any location within the United States. The role requires reliable internet connection and the ability to work independently in a remote environment., * Must be a US Citizen as the team has responsibilities in FedRAMP environments. * Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 10 years of related experience, or PhD + 8 years of related experience. * A mix of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, and Observability. * Experience supporting customers in a SaaS environment. * Excellent communication skills and a history of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. * Experience in crafting and delivering software as a service and working with cloud infrastructure services such as AWS EC2, S3, Kubernetes, etc. * Experience working with multiple cloud providers (like AWS, GCP, and Azure). Implemented multiple types of observability (logs, metrics, events, telemetry) for large-scale software deployments. * Experience with some mix of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Golang, Python, Terraform, Prometheus, Splunk, DevOps or SRE concepts, Timeseries databases, Distributed computing paradigms. * Experience supporting large-scale, distributed, or business-critical systems. Preferred Qualifications * Experience as a technical leader at a team or project level, including guiding design decisions and driving execution. * Experience working within developer platforms or infrastructure platform teams. This is a remote role, but if you happen to live near a Splunk / Cisco office, you're welcome to work from the office as often as desired. ## Description The team is responsible for the platform that Splunk engineers use to implement metrics & tracing telemetry in both their customer facing and internal services. The platform is a suite of microservices running in the cloud. The team requires a combination of Software Development and Site Reliability Engineering experience., We're looking for an accomplished engineer to bring their experience and expertise in Observability, Software Development, and Site Reliability Engineering to evolve how Splunk developers observe their services., * Developing and supporting critical monitoring systems. * Helping external teams instrument and improve observability * Maintaining a large knowledge base and how-to guides for consumers of our platform * Helping to set a direction for the company's monitoring strategy and reducing the operational burden for our team and company. * Influencing the team's road map and quarterly plans, balancing both platform needs, requests from users, and long term company goals ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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